I haven't seen it, but he's fairly certain it's either a frog or a toad. However, he said it's about the size of a dime. Apparently, it's grey with yellow spots. If it helps any, he's in Nebraska, and found it near a lake.
Most importantly, he needs to know what to feed it. However, if you can offer other suggestions as for care, that would be great.
Answers:
Most good pet shops sell small crickets, ask for "two day old" crickets, or buy flightless fruit flies. He also needs to use distilled water, frogs and toads are susceptible to toxins absorbed through the skin.
Visit the frog and toad message boards at www.kingsnake.com to get more details and better identification of your frog.
BTW%26lt; licking it would let him know how toxic the frog is, which would help in IDing it, but I wouldn't suggest it. Also, keeping it may be against the law and open him up to HUGE fines, and possibly jail time. I don't know the laws in Nebraska!
Hmmmm. suggestions for care? How about letting it go?
has he tried licking it? His body's reaction to that may help to identify what kind of frog or toad it is.
give it crickets, and place him in a box with moist soil. keep the soil moist and give him a little place to hide! this will work if he is a toad or a frog!
Why did he take the frog home? Usually frogs are found near lakes, toads don't need water like frogs do. Tell your friend to release this frog ASAP. Wild animals belong in the wild. If he wants a pet get one at the pet store so he can get the proper supplies and food. If the frog is injured, then get it to a vet that takes reptiles, or a local nature center.
DON'T LICK IT it could be poisionous
It sounds cute, I love frogs! I've kept lepard frogs b4 from tadpoles. Keep it in mostly soil, like someone else said, and give it alittle water too, because it probably lived in the water b4. Feed him flies, they should be small enough, to get some all you really have to do is get a fly strip and put it up some where were theres alot, u'll get plently then! Then when he gets older feed him crickets and grasshoppers and other bugs like that, I used to feed mine spiders from the basement, he loved them! You might also go to a local pet shop that has frogs and ask them what to feed it. Hope that helps.
x_Falling_star_x is correct. I don't care if I get a thumbs down for this, but what is taken from the wild should not be tamed. Toads or frogs are fine by themselves in the wild, taking it home is simply interfering with it. I understand how your friend feels about taking care of it and all. Even if it dies in the wild, it's a natural process (predator and prey). You can feed it some couple times, but don't hold it and visit it too much (tell that to your friend) or it'll lose its wildness and he'll tame it. Relying on humans are no good but if it is injured/hurt, fix that, then release it to the wild asap. Saying no to that and constraining it in your hold is kind of.. selfish.
Sounds like it is a toad. Tell your friend to set up a tank similar to a terrarium, with soil and plants and a small pool of water.Toads, unlike frogs do not live in water, but do require moisture. Misting the inside of the tank is helpful. There should be a pet store near you that sells what is called "pin crickets".They are really small, small enough for this little guy to eat.Good luck with the little guy! :>)
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